At Hartington Manor:

Osbaldestone, Therese, Lady Osbaldestone – mother, grandmother, matriarch of the Osbaldestones and arch-grande dame of the ton

Skelton, Lord James, Viscount Skelton (Jamie) – grandson of Therese, eldest son of Lord Rupert Skelton, Earl of Winslow, and Celia, née Osbaldestone

Skelton, George – grandson of Therese, second son of Lord Rupert Skelton, Earl of Winslow, and Celia, née Osbaldestone

Skelton, Lady Charlotte (Lottie) – granddaughter of Therese, eldest daughter of Lord Rupert Skelton, Earl of Winslow, and Celia, née Osbaldestone

North, Melissa Abigail – granddaughter of Therese, second daughter of Reginald North, Lord North, and Henrietta, née Osbaldestone

Live-in staff:

Crimmins, Mr. George – butler

Crimmins, Mrs. Edwina – housekeeper, wife of Mr. Crimmins

Haggerty, Mrs. Rose – cook, widow

Orneby, Miss Harriet – Lady Osbaldestone’s very superior dresser

Simms, Mr. John – groom-cum-coachman

Daily staff:

Foley, Mr. Ned – gardener, younger brother of John Foley, owner of Crossley Farm

Johnson, Miss Tilly – kitchen maid, assistant to Mrs. Haggerty, daughter of the Johnsons of Witcherly Farm

Wiggins, Miss Dulcie – housemaid under Mrs. Crimmins, orphaned niece of Martha Tooks, wife of Tooks of Tooks Farm

At Dutton Grange:

Longfellow, Christian, Lord Longfellow – owner, ex-major in the Queen’s Own Dragoons

Longfellow, Eugenia, Lady Longfellow – née Fitzgibbon, older half sister of Henry Fitzgibbon

Longfellow, Cedric Christopher – baby son of Christian and Eugenia

Hendricks, Mr. – majordomo, ex-sergeant who served alongside Major Longfellow

Jiggs, Mr. – groom-cum-stable hand, ex-batman to Major Longfellow

Wright, Mrs. – housekeeper, widow

Cook – cook

Jeffers, Mr. – footman

Johnson, Mr. – stableman, cousin of Thad Johnson of Witcherly Farm

At Fulsom Hall:

Fitzgibbon, Sir Henry – owner, still a minor attending Oxford

Woolsey, Mrs. Ermintrude – cousin of Henry and Eugenia’s late father, widow

Mountjoy, Mr. – butler, cousin of Cyril Mountjoy of Mountjoy’s Stores

Fitts, Mrs. – housekeeper

Phipps – Henry’s valet

Billings, Mr. – Henry’s groom

Hillgate, Mr. – stableman

Terry – stable lad

James – footman

Visitors:

Dagenham, Viscount, Julian (Dags) – eldest son of the Earl of Carsely, friend of Henry from Oxford

Kilburn, Mr. Thomas – friend of Henry from Oxford

Wiley, the Honorable Mr. George – heir to Viscount Worth, friend of Henry from Oxford

At Swindon Hall:

Swindon, Mr. Horace (Major) – owner, ex-army major, married to Sarah

Swindon, Mrs. Sarah (Sally) – wife of Horace

Collison, Faith - niece of Horace

Colton, Mr. – butler

Colton, Mrs. – housekeeper

Higgins, Mrs. – the cook

Various other staff

At the Vicarage of the Church of St. Ignatius on the Hill:

Colebatch, Reverend Jeremy – minister

Colebatch, Mrs. Henrietta – the reverend’s wife

Hatchett, Mrs. – housekeeper and cook

In church cottages along the village lane:

Filbert, Mr. Alfred – deacon and chief bell-ringer

Mortimer, Mr. Richard – organist and choirmaster

{Goodes, Mr. Philip and Mrs. Goodes – previous choirmaster and wife - moved to Hove}

At Butts’s Bakery on the High Street:

Butts, Mrs. Peggy – the baker, wife of Fred

Butts, Mr. Fred – Peggy’s husband, village handyman

Butts, Fiona – Peggy and Fred’s daughter

Butts, Ben – Peggy and Fred’s son

At Bilson’s Butchers on the High Street:

Bilson, Mr. Donald – the butcher

Bilson, Mrs. Freda – Donald’s wife

Bilson, Mr. Daniel – Donald and Freda’s eldest son

Bilson, Mrs. Greta – Daniel’s wife

Bilson, William (Billy) – Daniel and Greta’s son, Annie’s twin

Bilson, Annie – Daniel and Greta’s daughter, Billy’s twin

At the Post Office and Mountjoy’s General Store in the High Street:

Mountjoy, Mr. Cyril – proprietor

Mountjoy, Mrs. Gloria – Cyril’s wife

Mountjoy, Mr. Richard (Dick) – Cyril and Gloria’s eldest son

Mountjoy, Mrs. Cynthia – Dick’s wife

Mountjoy, Gordon – Dick and Cynthia’s son

Mountjoy, Martin – Dick and Cynthia’s second son, recently arrived in December 1811

At the Cockspur Arms Public House in the High Street:

Whitesheaf, Mr. Gordon – proprietor

Whitesheaf, Mrs. Gladys – Gordon’s wife

Whitesheaf, Mr. Rory – Gordon and Gladys’s eldest son

Whitesheaf, Cameron (Cam) – Gordon and Gladys’s second son

Whitesheaf, Enid (Ginger) – Gordon and Gladys’s daughter

At Tooks Farm:

Tooks, Edward – farmer

Tooks, Martha – Edward’s wife, aunt of Dulcie, Lady Osbaldestone’s housemaid

Tooks, Mirabelle – eldest daughter of Edward and Martha

Tooks, Johnny – eldest son of Edward and Martha

Tooks, Georgina – younger daughter of Edward and Martha

Tooks, Cameron (Ron) – younger son of Edward and Martha

At Milsom Farm:

Milsom, Mr. George – farmer

Milsom, Mrs. Flora – wife of George, works part time in the bakery with her sister Peggy Butts

Milsom, Robert – eldest son of George and Flora

Milsom, William (Willie) – younger son of George and Flora

At Crossley Farm:

Foley, Mr. John – farmer, brother of Ned, Lady Osbaldestone’s gardener

Foley, Mrs. Sissy – wife of John

Foley, William (Willie) – son of John and Sissy

Various other Foley children, nephews, and nieces

At Witcherly Farm:

Johnson, Mr. Thaddeus (Thad) – farmer, father of Tilly, Lady Osbaldestone’s kitchen maid, and cousin of Mrs. Haggerty, Lady Osbaldestone’s cook, cousin of Johnson, stableman at Dutton Grange

Johnson, Mrs. Millicent (Millie) – wife of Thad, mother of Tilly

Johnson, Jessie – daughter of Thad and Millie, Tilly’s younger sister

Various other Johnson children

Others from farther afield:

The Rector of East Wellow